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Queensland
GAS AMENDMENT BILL
(No. 2) 2001
Queensland
GAS AMENDMENT BILL (No. 2) 2001
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Amendment of s 2 (Relationship to prescribed Acts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4 Amendment of s 5 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5 Relocation and renumbering of s 5B (Meaning of "contestable consumer") 4
6 Relocation and renumbering of s 5C (Meaning of "non-contestable consumer") 5
7 Omission of s 11 (Relationship of pt 3 and sch 1 to Gas Pipelines Access
(Queensland) Law) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
8 Amendment of s 20 (Provisions applicable to a reticulation system) . . . . . . 5
9 Insertion of new pt 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
PART 5--PROVISIONS RELATING TO CONTESTABILITY
33E Market operating arrangements in natural gas market. . . . . . . . . . . . 5
33F Tabling and inspection of code of conduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
10 Relocation and renumbering of ss 52D and 52E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
11 Amendment of s 64 (Regulation-making power) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2001
A BILL
FOR
An Act to amend the Gas Act 1965
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Gas Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2001
The Parliament of Queensland enacts-- 1
1 Short title
Clause 2
This Act may be cited as the Gas Amendment Act (No. 2) 2001. 3
2 Act amended
Clause 4
This Act amends the Gas Act 1965. 5
3 Amendment of s 2 (Relationship to prescribed Acts)
Clause 6
(1) Section 2(2)-- 7
insert-- 8
`(ab)Gas Pipelines Access (Queensland) Law; or'. 9
(2) Section 2(2)(ab) to (c)-- 10
renumber as section 2(2)(b) to (d). 11
4 Amendment of s 5 (Definitions)
Clause 12
(1) Section 5, definition "contestable consumer", `section 5B'-- 13
omit, insert-- 14
`section 33A'. 15
(2) Section 5, definition "non-contestable consumer", `section 5C'-- 16
omit, insert-- 17
`section 33B'. 18
5 Relocation and renumbering of s 5B (Meaning of "contestable 19
consumer")
Clause 20
Section 5B-- 21
relocate and renumber, in part 5, as inserted by this Act, as section 33A. 22
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6 Relocation and renumbering of s 5C (Meaning of 1
"non-contestable consumer")
Clause 2
(1) Section 5C(1), from `is--' to `31 December 2002--'-- 3
omit, insert-- 4
`is, until 31 December 2002,'. 5
(2) Section 5C-- 6
relocate and renumber, in part 5, as inserted by this Act, as section 33B. 7
7 Omission of s 11 (Relationship of pt 3 and sch 1 to Gas Pipelines 8
Access (Queensland) Law)
Clause 9
Section 11-- 10
omit. 11
8 Amendment of s 20 (Provisions applicable to a reticulation 12
system)
Clause 13
Section 20(1A), `section 52C or 52D'-- 14
omit, insert-- 15
`section 33C or 52C'. 16
9 Insertion of new pt 5
Clause 17
After part 4-- 18
insert-- 19
`PART 5--PROVISIONS RELATING TO 20
CONTESTABILITY 21
`33E Market operating arrangements in natural gas market 22
`(1) A regulation may-- 23
(a) provide for arrangements relating to the operation or use of-- 24
(i) a covered distribution pipeline; or 25
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(ii) a transmission pipeline, to the extent its operation or use 1
affects the operation or use of a covered distribution 2
pipeline; and 3
4
Examples of `arrangements' that may be provided for--
5
1. The registration and identification of, or access to, delivery points.
6
2. The provision of meters and telemetry equipment.
7
3. The nature and storage of information and the communication of, and
8
access to, that information.
9
4. Gas nomination and balancing.
10
5. Consumer transfer processes.
(b) impose stated terms on the arrangements; and 11
(c) provide for the legal effect or enforcement of the terms, 12
including, for example, by dispute resolution, arbitration or court 13
proceedings. 14
`(2) The regulation may apply, adopt or incorporate a code of conduct, or 15
an amendment of a code of conduct, made by the Minister about the 16
arrangements mentioned in subsection (1). 17
`(3) The code, or amendment of the code, does not take effect unless it is 18
approved under a regulation. 19
`(4) In this section-- 20
"covered distribution pipeline" means a distribution pipeline within the 21
meaning of the Gas Pipelines Access (Queensland) Law that is a 22
covered pipeline within the meaning of that law. 23
"transmission pipeline" means a transmission pipeline within the 24
meaning of the Gas Pipelines Access (Queensland) Law.1 25
`33F Tabling and inspection of code of conduct 26
`(1) This section applies if, under section 33E(2), a regulation applies, 27
adopts or incorporates a code of conduct, or an amendment of a code of 28
conduct. 29
1 See the Gas Pipelines Access (Queensland) Law, schedule 1, section 2, definitions
"distribution pipeline" and "transmission pipeline". For coverage under that law, see
schedule 2 of the law, part 1 (Coverage) and section 10.8, definition "covered
pipeline".
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`(2) The Minister must, within 14 sitting days after the regulation is 1
gazetted, table a copy of the code, or the amendment or amended code, in 2
the Legislative Assembly. 3
`(3) The Minister must keep a copy of the code, as in force from time to 4
time, open for inspection, free of charge, by members of the public during 5
office hours on business days at-- 6
(a) the department's head office; and 7
(b) other places the Minister considers appropriate. 8
`(4) A failure to comply with this section does not invalidate or 9
otherwise affect the code or the regulation.'. 10
10 Relocation and renumbering of ss 52D and 52E
Clause 11
Sections 52D and 52E-- 12
relocate and renumber, in part 5, as inserted by this Act, as sections 33C 13
and 33D. 14
11 Amendment of s 64 (Regulation-making power)
Clause 15
Section 64(2A)-- 16
omit.
© State of Queensland 2001
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